National patterns and correlates of complementary and alternative medicine use in adults with diabetes

Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 895-902

  Garrow, Donald ^a   Egede, Leonard E ^a,b,c  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b RALPH H JOHNSON VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; AYURVEDA; CHELATION; CHIROPRACTIC; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIET THERAPY; EMPLOYMENT; ENERGY; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HEALTH STATUS; HERB; HOMEOPATHY; HUMAN; HYPNOSIS; INCOME; LEISURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASSAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REIKI; RELIGION; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; YOGA;

ADULT; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CARE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33751080346     PISSN: 10755535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/acm.2006.12.895     Document Type: Article

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